An Edinburgh woman has spoken out on how going private abroad for IVF treatment brought her "miracle" baby boy after 18 painful years of attempting to navigate through a 'crumbling' NHS led to nine separate miscarriages and ectopic pregnancy.
Many couples faced with the heart-breaking costs of IVF treatment are having to consider private treatment due to growing NHS waiting lists and budget cuts, reports the Express.
For the estimated one in seven couples who have difficulty in conceiving, the prospect of having to raise an average of £5,000 to £8,000 for a treatment that might not succeed the first time, or ever, is not surprisingly daunting.
